I was thankful to receive this book as an ARC but I want to be sure my review still maintains some level of authenticity. This book had a lot potential ,but I just slightly missed the mark for me. The characters had some promise, but there was something missing for me in the writing.

*I received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

A cautionary free-verse tale that I feel like I've already read so many times before.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest, albeit very late, review. I've read a handful of YA verse novels, I expected more out of this one. I believe verse is a trickier medium for fleshing out a full story. I liked where this story was heading but I wish there was more to the ending. 2.5 stars.

I was not a fan of this writing, took me awhile to get into it. I tried to read more but it was ultimately a do not finish halfway through.

This was a pretty average read. Nothing stood out to me but there wasn't anything specifically bad about it. Paige did sort of remind me of myself but only at parts (a lot of the time, I just thought she was being an idiot). Not great but not awful.

I'm not really sure what to say about this. It was written in verse. It took me less than two hours to read it. Not much happened throughout the book. Paige just went out to parties with friends and went to school. I would recommend if you want to just fly through a book to add to your reading challenge otherwise I would skip it.

It was in a way of poems and was a short read. Loved the story. About the friends and how can sometimes white lies can lead to major issues. Only thing was the end was bit sudden. But overall a good read.

The format of this book was... interesting. I have to say I didn’t really enjoy the book as much as I’d have liked. I’m thinking that maybe this is my fault, as it just feels a little too young for me. It is a young adult book, so I’m sure a younger reader would appreciate it more than I was able to. I’m so happy to have received a the complimentary eARC from NetGalley so that I had the opportunity to read it.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a review copy.
I gave this a 3.5 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed this poetry book, each poem continued the story. Some of the things mentioned in the beginning reminded me of some memories from when I was younger. Paige the main character followers what her friends were doing so their friendships wouldn’t fall apart. I tried that but not as bad as she did. She changed who she was and made some bad decisions. There weren’t any lines that stood out to me that I liked. There were some lines that did stand out to me but because I did g like the division the people made.

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would in the beginning.

I haven't read many books written in verse, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much story could be told in so few words. We learn everything we would need to know about the three girls and their families through Paige's poems. We see these three sixteen-year-old girls evolve very quickly because of the pace and style of the book.

I would love more books that center around these kinds of characters. I think, especially in YA there's a lot of focus on the "good kids" and few stories about people who make mistakes, who sneak out because they want to and not because their friends are making them.

Overall, I found this book well done, interesting, and because it's written in verse, an extremely quick read. I would recommend it.

I'm sad that I wasn't able to read this book, because it was too much at the same time. I guess that his book was amazing and I would love to try and read it.
Now i will have to buy one!

Paige and her friends are high school juniors eager to become adults and finally have their freedom. As the year progresses they continue to weave a web of lies and half-truths, falling into patterns that could destroy their futures. But what happens when the lies become too much?

I was initially drawn to this book because it is told in verse, but I was instantly drawn in because of the vividness and prose. I read this book in one sitting because I found myself wanting to find out the end of Paige’s story. This story would be perfect for middle and high school libraries. Bowen packs a powerful punch in this verse story and could help teens realize the danger of peer pressure and weaving a continuous web of lies.

This book won't be for everyone. its written in verse that are kind like a poem. Its short but its about friends that tell lies about parties about bigger ones.

Overall, a good, quick teen read. I didn’t put together this was a poetry book until I started reading and that’s outside my normal style, but it was interesting. The author did a good job of telling a fairly common themed teen story using a first person perspective through poetry. It read very quickly and was appropriate for a pretty wide age range of teens.

Thanks to Net Galley and the author for an ARC that I received in exchange for an honest review.

One Too Many Lies tells the story of Paige and her friends. They're juniors and soon, they lose themselves into parties and small lies that become much bigger ones after a while.

I read this in an hour, maybe two and that was cool. it's told in Verse and I like that, most of the time. I'm not really sure I loved that poetry but it was okay.
The story had ups and downs. I didn't love the main characters but my younger self could partly relate with them.
I didn't love that all those 16 year old end up dating college guys and that nothing ever came from that big problem.
All in all, I found it to be an uneven, fast read.

Paige along with Kate and Abby her best friends skip school where she meets Morgan at a party where they take part in drinking, trying drugs and playing party games while still having a crush at school on Alex.



Am while lying to their parents about w where they're going and staying out late after sneaking out first...



Told in verse this is a powerful tale of growing up and struggling to fit in and find love as well as acceptance with their friends about their lifestyle. As the lies build up we see how they have to deal with the consequences which teaches us the lesson about karma and never assume everything will be fine. It was hard hitting and real dealing with issues teens will probably come across.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Had this been the sort of poetry I came across in any other random book, I might not have liked <i>One Too Many Lies</i> by L. A. Bowen. I can tend to be pretty picky with my poetry, which shows in the fact that there are very few compilations that I enjoy. Bowen accomplished something impressive with her collection of poems detailing the accounts of a group of 11th grade girls as they navigate the world of adolescence.

I was quickly immersed in this world with three teenagers falling into the party scene and the habits of drinking and drugs and older boys. It was a high school I personally never experienced, but one I almost felt part of. I grew increasingly fascinated with Paige and her story and actually found myself genuinely enjoying the verse form through which it was presented.

This alone was a bit of a shock as the last book I read that functioned like this was one I did not enjoy at all.

But <i>One Too Many Lies</i> is a brilliantly woven story about a young girl struggling to find her place, developing through peer pressure and proximity from a shy and somewhat nerdy girl to one who regularly parties and nearly often into trouble with her friends. Paige’s journey in this poetry collection is brilliant and poignant in a number of ways.

I’ll say, I think the synopsis was a bit over dramatic, as was the final poem. But all in all, I really enjoyed this read. It waas fairly quick, something I was able to start and finish within the span of a single day and definitely something I would consider reading again.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. </i>

This book was quite underwhelming given what the synopsis promises. I thought that this could have been developed further and the story that we got felt unfinished with more interest being put into the verse format. If this book had been write in a standard prose style, it would've been better.

This just didn't turn out to be for me. I think that stories written in verse have the opportunity to come out really powerful, and this had the potential, but there wasn't enough time to familiarize yourself with the characters enough to become invested in what happened. The story wasn't bad and I think that if it had been a little longer with more time put into forming the characters (beyond their indiscretions), this would've been more up my alley. The girls had an interesting story to tell, but it almost felt like there just wasn't enough information about everyone and everything to get the full effect of said story.

Paige and her friends tell the subtle lies that are a part of daily life. White lies to avoid insulting friends. Fibs to escape unwanted judgment from classmates. Half-truths to evade their parents’ watchful eyes. But could their lies become dangerous? What happens when the lies become a matter of life and death?

This book is told in verse poetry to keep the pacing interesting. This book was rather short, I felt like this could have been a short story. This felt like too much of an Ellen Hopkins wannabe book and less of what it could have been.

The characters could have been more developed and had more of a personality. It lacked depth that most readers crave. It was rather predictable based on what else is on the market for the young adult genre.

I recommend this book be redeveloped into a longer piece and have a few twists to keep readers engaged. I was pretty disappointed by this. Luckily, it was short.